# A broken body isn't a broken person

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxKC
- Speaker: Janine Shepherd
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Languages and linguistics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/janine_shepherd_a_broken_body_isn_t_a_broken_person)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Cross-country skier Janine Shepherd hoped for an Olympic medal -- until she was hit by a truck during a training bike ride. She shares a powerful story about the human potential for recovery. Her message: you are not your body, and giving up old dreams can allow new ones to soar.

## Lectures

1. [A broken body isn't a broken person](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/janine_shepherd_a_broken_body_isn_t_a_broken_person/66ad850d3cb3), 19 min (TED's player)